Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]

by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words

This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.

Verse 64.506

विशुद्धचित्तो विमलो विधूतपापः शान्तः प्रशान्तः परशमेनुपेतः ।
कल्पान कोटी नयुता शतां चरित्वा बोधिं अतुल्यां स्पृशति अदीनचित्तो ॥ ५०६ ॥

viśuddhacitto vimalo vidhūtapāpaḥ śāntaḥ praśāntaḥ paraśamenupetaḥ |
kalpāna koṭī nayutā śatāṃ caritvā bodhiṃ atulyāṃ spṛśati adīnacitto || 506 ||

Pure, untarnished, rid of sin, calm, serene, perfectly tranquil, after faring through hundreds of nayutas of kotis of kalpas, exalted in heart he attains the incomparable enlightenment. (506)

English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (64.506). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishuddha, Citta, Vimala, Vidhuta, Papa, Shanta, Prashanta, Parasha, Asmad, Itah, Ita, Kalpa, Koti, Shata, Bodhi, Atulya, Sprishat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.506). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “viśuddhacitto vimalo vidhūtapāpaḥ śāntaḥ praśāntaḥ paraśamenupetaḥ
  • viśuddha -
  • viśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citto* -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • vimalo* -
  • vimala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhūta -
  • vidhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāpaḥ -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāntaḥ -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • praśāntaḥ -
  • praśānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paraśa -
  • paraśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single], [dative single], [genitive single]
  • inu -
  • inu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pe -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • itaḥ -
  • itaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “kalpāna koṭī nayutā śatāṃ caritvā bodhiṃ atulyāṃ spṛśati adīnacitto
  • kalpān -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭī -
  • koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nayutā -
  • śatām -
  • śatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • caritvā -
  • car -> caritvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √car]
  • bodhim -
  • bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • atulyām -
  • atulyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • spṛśati -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse adīnacitto

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.506

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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